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AGI Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Openness in tech has mainly functioned as a way to extract value from people and undermine the labor of artists and writers. Openness in tech has mainly functioned as a way to extract value from people and undermine the labor of artists and writers. Last stated a year ago
26 May 2025
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Audrey Watters — holds since 2025-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The openness that matters is putting increasingly powerful tools into people's hands for free as a public good, not open-sourcing the weights. — tap to centre the map on it The openness that matters is putting increasingly powerful tools into people's hands for free as a public good, not open-sourcing the weights. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is now broad agreement within AI safety circles that fully open AI development is undesirable. — tap to centre the map on it There is now broad agreement within AI safety circles that fully open AI development is undesirable. Last stated a month ago
14 Sept 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is a continuing worry that OpenAI's fundamental approach is fatally flawed and not focused on the right things. — tap to centre the map on it There is a continuing worry that OpenAI's fundamental approach is fatally flawed and not focused on the right things. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being very open-minded and curious is really useful in the emergent phase of this technology: hold opinions, develop them, and be willing to let go and update. — tap to centre the map on it Being very open-minded and curious is really useful in the emergent phase of this technology: hold opinions, develop them, and be willing to let go and update. Last stated 4 months ago
8 Jul 2026
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Meaghan Choi — holds since 2026-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The same absence of contracts and lawyers that let companies adopt open source freely is what let experts publish it, and raising the bar would break both. — tap to centre the map on it The same absence of contracts and lawyers that let companies adopt open source freely is what let experts publish it, and raising the bar would break both. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Nov 2025
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Thomas Depierre — holds since 2025-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Social media and open-source AI come from the same conviction: hand the technology to individuals. — tap to centre the map on it Social media and open-source AI come from the same conviction: hand the technology to individuals. Last stated 4 months ago
10 Jun 2026
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Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: This work could have been run as a business; open-sourcing it simply puts the tools in more scientists' hands faster. — tap to centre the map on it This work could have been run as a business; open-sourcing it simply puts the tools in more scientists' hands faster. Last stated 4 months ago
10 Jun 2026
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Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The number of companies that use open source as a facade to solicit free labor will increase in the future. — tap to centre the map on it The number of companies that use open source as a facade to solicit free labor will increase in the future. Last stated 5 years ago
5 Feb 2022
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Zed Shaw — holds since 2022-02-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. Last stated a year ago
7 Jun 2025
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Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality — tap to centre the map on it A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality Last stated 3 years ago
10 Oct 2023
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2023-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. — tap to centre the map on it A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does. Last stated 5 months ago
21 May 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. — tap to centre the map on it A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. — tap to centre the map on it A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
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Openness in tech has mainly functioned as a way to extract value from people and undermine the labor of artists and writers.
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The openness that matters is putting increasingly powerful tools into people's hands for free as a public good, not open-sourcing the weights.
Holds
There is now broad agreement within AI safety circles that fully open AI development is undesirable.
Holds
There is a continuing worry that OpenAI's fundamental approach is fatally flawed and not focused on the right things.
Holds
Being very open-minded and curious is really useful in the emergent phase of this technology: hold opinions, develop them, and be willing to let go and update.
Holds
The same absence of contracts and lawyers that let companies adopt open source freely is what let experts publish it, and raising the bar would break both.
Holds
Social media and open-source AI come from the same conviction: hand the technology to individuals.
Holds
This work could have been run as a business; open-sourcing it simply puts the tools in more scientists' hands faster.
Holds
The number of companies that use open source as a facade to solicit free labor will increase in the future.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
Holds
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Holds
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Holds
A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality
Holds
A collection of AI agents does not automatically form a functioning organization any more than a group of smart people does.
Holds
A company cannot be led by machines, because nobody would have recourse against them.
Holds
A computer-using agent needs a machine of its own, or you will spend the day fighting it for the mouse cursor.
Holds